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DOF Subsea is pleased to announce two significant contract awards in the APAC region. In Australia: Chevron Australia has awarded DOF Subsea an IMR Services Contract to Support Chevron’s North-West Shelf and near shore subsea assets in Australia with DP Vessels Management and Engineering Services. This key award builds on previous successful IMR campaigns over the life of the existing IMR services contract and secures a further 5-year term under the new contract. In South East Asia: DOF Subsea has secured a substantial contract for a moorings replacement and rectification project. With onshore works underway the offshore campaign is scheduled mid Q3 2020. The project will provide significant utilisation for resources and vessels - Skandi Hercules and Skandi Singapore - throughout Q3 and early Q4 2020. Mons S Aase CEO DOF Subsea said “These key contract awards build on successful campaigns delivered in the past for our clients and grow our track-record in the APAC region. We look forward to working with our clients to deliver projects safely and efficiently.” For further information please contact: Mons S. Aase CEO DOF Subsea. Tel: +47 91 66 10 12 Marianne Møgster SVP Finance DOF Subsea. Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Offshore Energy Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

We refer to summons dated 16 June 2020 CEO DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 91 66 10 12 Marianne Møgster SVP Finance DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS are pleased to announce that each of the companies have entered into suspension agreements ("stand-still agreements") with are suspended until 30 September 2020 on certain customary terms and conditions. Such terms and conditions include customary restrictions on DOF group (the ""Group"") in the relevant period. With this continued support from the secured lenders the standstill under DOF Subsea AS' bond loans will also continue until 30 September 2020 pursuant to the resolutions made at the bondholders' meetings for DOFSUB07 DOFSUB08 and DOFSUB09 on 22 April 2020. The NOK 100 million credit facility referred to above which originally expired on 30 June 2020 has also been extended to 30 September 2020 with an agreed repayment of NOK 15 million at the end of each month commencing on 30 June 2020. The agreements are entered into in order to facilitate the continued dialogue with the secured lenders and bondholders under the Group's bond loans regarding a long-term financial restructuring of the Group. The suspension agreements comprise all companies within the Group except for DOF Subsea Brasil Servicos Ltda. As regards the secured lenders (other than the secured lenders of DOF Subsea Brasil Servicos Ltda.) who have not entered into the suspension agreements or provided a similar concession DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS have decided to impose an unilateral stand still on the payment of principal and interest to such secured lenders for as long as the suspension agreements remain in force. One of such secured lenders has requested repayment of in total USD 47 million from DOF Subsea Rederi AS and also provided notice of repayment to DOF Subsea AS under its guarantee for such debt. Pursuant to the suspension agreement neither DOF Rederi AS nor DOF Subsea AS is permitted to make any payment to such secured lender but the Group will together with its other secured lenders continue the dialogue with the secured lender to seek to resolve the situation. None of the other lenders who have not entered into the suspension agreements have taken any similar steps under their loans. For further information please contact: CEO Mons Aase tel. +47 91 66 10 12 CFO DOF Hilde Drønen tel. +47 91 66 10 09 CFO DOF Subsea Jan Nore tel. +47 48 09 46 99 ABOUT DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act."

Bondholders holding in excess of 10% of the DOFSUB07 have requested that the Bond Trustee issues a request for a Bondholders’ Meeting pursuant to Clause 16 (Bondholders’ Meeting) of the Bond Agreement to consider the appointment of new advisors to the Bond Trustee in connection with the contemplated financial restructuring of the Issuer and its subsidiaries. See enclosed Summons for a meeting on 30 June 2020. For further information DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

The Group’s operating income for the 1st quarter (management reporting) was NOK 1 329 million (NOK 1 103 million in Q1 2019) and the operating profit before depreciation and impairment (EBITDA) was NOK 491 million (NOK 365 million). The average utilisation of the Group's fleet during the 1st quarter was 76%; 73% for the Subsea/IMR Project fleet and 82% for Long-term Chartering fleet. At the end of the 1st quarter DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 91 66 10 12 Marianne Møgster SVP Finance DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com"

DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS are pleased to announce that each of the companies have entered into suspension agreements ("stand-still agreements") with are suspended until 30 June 2020 on certain customary terms and conditions. Such terms and conditions include customary restrictions on the Group in the relevant period. The agreements are entered into in order to facilitate the continued dialogue with the secured lenders and bondholders under the Group's bond loans regarding a long-term financial restructuring of the Group. The suspension agreements comprise all companies within the Group except for Norskan AS and DOF Subsea Brasil Servicos Ltda. (the ""Excluded Entities""). The secured debt of Norskan Offshore Ltda. is subject to a separate negotiation. As regards certain secured lenders (other than the secured lenders of the Excluded Entities) who have not entered into the suspension agreements or provided a similar concession DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS have decided to impose a unilateral stand still on the payment of principal and interest to such secured lenders for as long as the suspension agreements remain in force. Although no assurance can be given to this effect DOF ASA and DOF Subsea AS have not received any indications that the secured lenders in question will invoke the event of default-provisions in the relevant loan agreements as a result of such decision. For further information please contact: CEO Mons Aase tel. +47 91 66 10 12 CFO DOF Hilde Drønen tel. +47 91 66 10 09 CFO DOF Subsea Jan Nore tel. +47 48 09 46 99 ABOUT DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act."

DOF Subsea has received a notice of early termination of a two-year charter contract for the vessel Skandi Acergy please contact: Mons S. Aase CEO DOF Subsea. Tel: +47 91 66 10 12 Marianne Møgster SVP Finance DOF Subsea. Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

Please find enclosed the DOF Subsea Annual Report for 2019. For further information DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

Helge Møgster has announced that he will be resigning from the Board of Directors in DOF ASA following the upcoming ordinary General Meeting and will focus his efforts on his ownership role. For further information please contact: Mons S. Aase CEO DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 91 66 10 12 Marianne Møgster SVP Finance DOF Subsea – Tel: +47 99 30 69 16 About DOF Subsea: The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction subsea engineering inspection repair and maintenance and survey services which involve complex and challenging engineering in an international environment. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern subsea construction intervention and survey vessels that enable it to offer differentiated positions with its clients and work in long term relationships which enhance service delivery and reduce the overall risk. The company’s core business is project management engineering vessel operations survey remote intervention and diving operations primarily for the Oil and Gas Marine Telecommunications and Renewables markets. www.dofsubsea.com

The DOF Group is pleased to announce a new contract award for its fleet in Brazil for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras"). The AHTS18000 Skandi Rio will support Petrobras' exploration and production activities on the Brazilian continental shelf. The vessel is owned and operated by Norskan Offshore Ltda. while DOF Subsea Brasil Servicios Ltda.  will be responsible for the ROV operations. Both companies are 100% owned subsidiaries of DOF ASA.

The contract duration is for 3+1-year with expected commencement in December/January. Skandi Rio is a Brazilian built and flagged AHTS vessel equipped with Work Class ROV's for operations down to 3.000m water depth.

Mons Aase, CEO in DOF Group, states: I am very pleased with the contract award, which confirm the DOF Group's strong position in the South America region.

For further information, please contact:

Mons S. Aase, CEO Tel: +47 91 66 10 12

Hilde Drønen, CFO Tel: +47 91 66 10 09

With a multi-national workforce of about 3,150 personnel, DOF ASA is an
international group of companies which owns and operates a fleet of modern
offshore/subsea vessels, and engineering capacity to service both the offshore
and subsea market. With over 35 years in the offshore business, the group has
a strong position in terms of experience, innovation, product range, technology  
and capacity.

DOF's core businesses are vessel ownership, vessel management, project  
management, engineering, vessel operations, survey, remote intervention and  
diving operations primarily for the oil and gas sector. From PSV charter to  
Subsea engineering, DOF offers a full spectrum of top quality offshore
services  
to facilitate an ever-growing and demanding industry.

The company's main operation centers and business units are located in
Norway,  
the UK, the USA, Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Angola, and Australia.

DOF ASA is listed on the Oslo Exchange since 1997.